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Disabled People Get Jobs In Ethiopia
Disabled people are seldom taken care of by institutions here; mostly they are either left to their own devices on the street or kept behind closed doors because their families are ashamed of them.
"The traditional perception is that a child with disabilities is the result of a curse, or the work of the devil," said Fantahun Melles, who heads the International Labour Organization's programmes for the disabled in Ethiopia.
"The situation is worse in the countryside than in the cities. Generally speaking, people think the only place for a disabled person is in the street to beg or in front of a church, otherwise they are ... segregated from the community, which can lead to serious mental disorders," he told AFP.
The ILO has set up a programme, with funding from Ireland, in an attempt to reintegrate disabled people into society through training courses, raising awareness and encouraging solidarity among disabled people.
Shemsia Hiyar, 38, one of the beneficiaries of the programme, has a small corrugated iron workshop in a working class district of Addis Ababa, where she makes leather bags.
"I never dreamt of having my own business, but today, even if I'm still facing challenges, I'm happy. I earn about 500 birr a month, but it can fluctuate and I employ five people including two women with disabilities," she told AFP.
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